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#@¤;^¨¨¨¨¨ the honey is a condensation of a thick ¨¨¨¨¨^;¤@#
@@*;;^¨¨¨¨ liquid, inherent to all mazes. ¨¨¨¨^;;*@@
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#@¤¤**;~^¨ ######################################## ¨^~;**¤¤@#
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##@@¤*;~^¨ mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ¨^~;*¤@@##
@¤¤*;~~~^¨ the kirugu vargir desert, in the ¨^~~~;*¤¤@
#@@@¤*;~^¨ underlying tunnels. it's use and ¨^~;*¤@@@#
#@*;~¨¨¨¨¨ possession is illegal within the city. ¨¨¨¨¨~;*@#
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@¤*~~^^¨¨¨ ^ properties ^ ¨¨¨^^~~*¤@
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##@@¤*;~^¨ the honey is a reddish amber, very ¨^~;*¤@@##
@¤;;^^^^¨¨ viscous (but still pourable). it smells ¨¨^^^^;;¤@
@¤;;;~~^¨¨ slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ¨¨^~~;;;¤@
@*;;;;;~^¨ mostly bitter taste. ¨^~;;;;;*@
#@@*;^^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^^;*@@#
#@@*~^¨¨¨¨ it's highly addictive, and possess ¨¨¨¨^~*@@#
@*;;;^¨¨¨¨ strong psychotropic effects. ¨¨¨¨^;;;*@
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#@¤*~^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^~*¤@#
@¤*~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~*¤@
##@@¤*;~^¨ ^ collection ^ ¨^~;*¤@@##
@¤¤**;^¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨^;**¤¤@
##@@¤*;~^¨ ¨^~;*¤@@##
###@@*;~^¨ the honey materializes in vaccuums ¨^~;*@@###
@¤;;^¨¨¨¨¨ within any labyrinthine space. the more ¨¨¨¨¨^;;¤@
@@¤¤¤*;~^¨ folded and ambiguous, the faster it ¨^~;*¤¤¤@@
@¤;~^¨¨¨¨¨ emerges. the cavernous systems under ¨¨¨¨¨^~;¤@
@*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ the desert of kirugu serves this ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*@
#@@*~^^¨¨¨ purpose very well - the lizards use ¨¨¨^^~*@@#
@*;;;;^¨¨¨ pumps to empty small boxes or jars of ¨¨¨^;;;;*@
@**~¨¨¨¨¨¨ air, which then are left overnight and ¨¨¨¨¨¨~**@
##@@¤*;~^¨ harvested the next day. ¨^~;*¤@@##
@@¤¤¤*;~^¨ ¨^~;*¤¤¤@@
@*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*@
#@@@¤*;~^¨ it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ¨^~;*¤@@@#
@@¤;;;^^¨¨ veszelle city to keep a few jars (often ¨¨^^;;;¤@@
@*~^^¨¨¨¨¨ hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ¨¨¨¨¨^^~*@
##@@¤*;~^¨ made for this purpose). however, these ¨^~;*¤@@##
@¤**;;~^¨¨ may take weeks to fill. ¨¨^~;;**¤@
###@¤*;~^¨ ¨^~;*¤@###
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##@@¤*;~^¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨^~;*¤@@##
@@@*;~¨¨¨¨ ^ as a drug ^ ¨¨¨¨~;*@@@
@@¤¤**;~^¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨^~;**¤¤@@
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#@@¤¤*;~^¨ ¨ one spoon ¨ ¨^~;*¤¤@@#
#@@@¤*;~^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨^~;*¤@@@#
@@¤;^¨¨¨¨¨ the drug is used by the lizards in ¨¨¨¨¨^;¤@@
@@@@¤*;~^¨ these small (but often continuous) ¨^~;*¤@@@@
##@@¤*;~^¨ doses. this heightens the senses ¨^~;*¤@@##
@*~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ somewhat but at the cost of a lessened ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~*@
##@@¤*;~^¨ ability to multi-task - context ¨^~;*¤@@##
###@@¤;~^¨ switching might take longer and be more ¨^~;¤@@###
##@@¤*;~^¨ confusing. ¨^~;*¤@@##
@@@¤*;^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^;*¤@@@
#@¤¤*;~^^¨ ¨^^~;*¤¤@#
@**~^^¨¨¨¨ ¨ four spoons ¨ ¨¨¨¨^^~**@
@@@*;^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^;*@@@
@@@@¤*;~^¨ multitasking becomes very hard (the ¨^~;*¤@@@@
@¤*;^¨¨¨¨¨ thought does not occur). senses more ¨¨¨¨¨^;*¤@
@@@***;~^¨ acute but "unimportant" (ignored). ¨^~;***@@@
##@@¤*;~^¨ inner perceptions take the upper hand, ¨^~;*¤@@##
@@*~^^¨¨¨¨ abstraction and memory faculties are ¨¨¨¨^^~*@@
@@@@¤*;~^¨ sharpened severely. slight telepathy ¨^~;*¤@@@@
##@@¤*;~^¨ (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ¨^~;*¤@@##
#@*~¨¨¨¨¨¨ sense of thirst dissappears. still easy ¨¨¨¨¨¨~*@#
##@@¤*;~^¨ to move around the body (if so ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ inclined). ¨^~;*¤@@##
@¤*~^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^~*¤@
##@@¤*;~^¨ ¨^~;*¤@@##
#@@**;~~^¨ ¨ seven spoons ¨ ¨^~~;**@@#
#@@***;~^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨^~;***@@#
@¤*~¨¨¨¨¨¨ the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ¨¨¨¨¨¨~*¤@
##@@¤*;~^¨ normal stimuli, but able to override ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ their own senses with dreamlike ¨^~;*¤@@##
#@¤;;;^¨¨¨ imagery. sharing of thoughts with other ¨¨¨^;;;¤@#
@¤¤¤**;~^¨ eaters, mood reading of those who stay ¨^~;**¤¤¤@
##@@¤*;~^¨ sober (worth noting that the thoughts ¨^~;*¤@@##
@*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ are very fragmented and hard to ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*@
##@@¤*;~^¨ decipher, unless you are at a similar ¨^~;*¤@@##
@¤¤¤¤*;~^¨ level of spoons). at this point the ¨^~;*¤¤¤¤@
@@@¤¤*;~^¨ body is hard to move, and starts losing ¨^~;*¤¤@@@
##@@¤*;~^¨ water. ¨^~;*¤@@##
###@¤*;~^¨ ¨^~;*¤@###
@¤*;;;^^¨¨ ¨¨^^;;;*¤@
#@@@¤*;~^¨ ¨ nine spoons and above ¨ ¨^~;*¤@@@#
@*;;^^^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^^^;;*@
##@@¤*;~^¨ overdose. body losing water quickly, ¨^~;*¤@@##
#@@@¤*;~^¨ and is completely unable to move. there ¨^~;*¤@@@#
##@@¤*;~^¨ is intermittent thought sharing with ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ sober persons (although ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ unintelligible). memeories are sharded ¨^~;*¤@@##
#@*;~~^¨¨¨ or not formed. ¨¨¨^~~;*@#
###@¤*;~^¨ ¨^~;*¤@###
#@¤;;~^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^~;;¤@#
##@@¤*;~^¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ ^ dangers ^ ¨^~;*¤@@##
@*~~~~^^^¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨^^^~~~~*@
@*;;;~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~;;;*@
##@@¤*;~^¨ most deaths are due to loss of water - ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ thirst is one of the last senses to ¨^~;*¤@@##
@¤;;~~¨¨¨¨ restable after coming down, often gone ¨¨¨¨~~;;¤@
##@@¤*;~^¨ for up to twenty four hours. at higher ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ doses it's hard to move, even if you ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ would remember drinking (which is also ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ made harder by the attention focusing ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ properties of the honey). ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ ¨^~;*¤@@##
@@¤**~¨¨¨¨ people are known to suffer injuries ¨¨¨¨~**¤@@
#@@¤*;~^^¨ from being still in unfavourable ¨^^~;*¤@@#
@@@*~~~~^¨ climates for too long, sometimes to the ¨^~~~~*@@@
##@@¤*;~^¨ point of death. another danger is ¨^~;*¤@@##
##@@¤*;~^¨ actually locomotion of the body... ¨^~;*¤@@##
@¤¤*~~¨¨¨¨ walking around is still somewhat ¨¨¨¨~~*¤¤@
#@*;~¨¨¨¨¨ possible after losing sight, which have ¨¨¨¨¨~;*@#
@@¤¤¤*;~^¨ lead to seveal falls. additionally, ¨^~;*¤¤¤@@
@¤;;~¨¨¨¨¨ robberies of the intoxicated are common. ¨¨¨¨¨~;;¤@
@¤¤*;;;~^¨ ¨^~;;;*¤¤@
##@@¤*;~^¨ lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ¨^~;*¤@@##
###@@*;~^¨ to die of pure overdose (on the scale ¨^~;*@@###
@¤¤¤;;~^¨¨ of jars of honey) before being killed ¨¨^~;;¤¤¤@
#@@¤¤*;~^¨ by thirst. there are rumors that this ¨^~;*¤¤@@#
@@¤;^¨¨¨¨¨ leaves "ghosts", who will still share ¨¨¨¨¨^;¤@@
##@@¤*;~^¨ their thoughts long after their bodies ¨^~;*¤@@##
###@@¤;~^¨ are dead and gone. ¨^~;¤@@###
@*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*@
###@¤*;~^¨ ¨^~;*¤@###
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@@*;^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^;*@@
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